IT Services Catalog

Blackboard

Students

Faculty & Staff

Blackboard is a Learning Management System that provides an online space where instructors can place documents, videos, podcasts, lectures and many other types of files. Instructors can also use the space for asynchronous interaction by posting assignments, discussion board forums, assessments, blogs, wikis, or for synchronous interaction by using Wimba Classroom for live online classroom sessions.

Campus Pack

Students

Faculty & Staff

Campus Pack is a dynamic online Web 2.0 suite of applications designed for education. Campus Pack makes wikis, blogs, podcasts, social media templates, and more available to users throughout UMKC for academic and co-curricular activities. Campus Pack is easy to use and integrates with any e-learning environment.

Online Learning Training & Support

Students

Faculty & Staff

UMKC's Instructional Technologies offers training and support for our online learning delivery systems and courseware tools. We will customize training sessions to fit your need. To request a visit at your campus office or make an appointment with us for one-on-one or small group training please email its@umkc.edu. Training and support are offered several ways.

Respondus

Students

Faculty & Staff

Respondus is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Blackboard. Exams can be created offline using a familiar Windows environment program (like Microsoft Word) or moved from one eLearning system to another. Whether you are a veteran of online testing or relatively new to it, Respondus can save you hours on each project. For more information regarding Respondus please see the Blackboard site "Information for UMKC Blackboard Instructors." All UMKC faculty are automatically enrolled in this site.

Respondus LockDown Browser

Students

Faculty & Staff

The Respondus LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within Blackboard. When students use LockDown Browser, they are unable to print, copy, go to another URL, or access other applications. When an assessment is started, students are locked into it until they submit it for grading. For more information regarding Lockdown Browser, please see the Blackboard site "Information for UMKC Blackboard Instructors." All UMKC faculty are automatically enrolled in this site.

Tegrity Coursecasting & Podcasting

Students

Faculty & Staff

Tegrity is screen-capture/coursecasting software that can be used to create recordings of class lectures and presentations for viewing at a later date. It features a simple interface that is very easy to learn and use. In addition to web streaming, Tegrity also offers the instructor the ability to easily create audio and video podcasts, rss feeds and more.

Turnitin Suite

Students

Faculty & Staff

The Turnitin Suite makes grading student papers paperless and efficient. It is comprised of the Turnitin Originality Checker, GradeMark and PeerMark. The Originality Checker compares each student's submitted paper to millions of print and online resources. GradeMark allows instructors to easily insert comments into student papers online. PeerMark facilitates a peer review of a Turnitin assignment based on criteria set by the instructor. As all three tools are tied together, the instructor can toggle between the Originality Report, PeerMark peer reviews (if applicable) and GradeMark pages while grading a student's paper, making it easier to get a 'big picture' of each student's performance without jumping between programs and windows. The grade can be entered on the same page and will automatically be entered into the Blackboard Grade Center. With one click of an arrow, the instructor can move to the next student's submission.